February 2018 Posted in Community, News, Other, People | Comments Off on Service integration: Community collaboration outreach expands

By Mary Owen
Help for those in the Santiam Canyon is growing through a unique outreach:
Service Integration Teams.
“One of the biggest challenges for our smaller communities is being able to find a simple way to respond to needs of individuals, ...

January 2017 Posted in Community, People | Comments Off on Senior advocates: Lee Hazelwood’s legacy of service honored in awards

By Mary Owen
NorthWest Senior and Disability Services advisory councils will present the first Lee Hazelwood Advocacy Award to two Salem residents this month: Charles Richards and Ruth McEwen.
The award will be presented to Richards by Rep. David Gomberg (D-Dist. 10) ...

February 2017 Posted in Community, Other, People, School | Comments Off on Future First Citizens: Work ethic, drive for excellence, helpfulness praised

By Mary Owen
Two high school students with an appreciation for their families, schools and communities are eager to continue volunteering after high school when they attend college. For all they have done to help others, Stayton High School senior Kalie Harper ...

November 2016 Posted in Business, Community, People | Comments Off on Not So Shabby: Cousins come out of retirement to start Stayton store

[caption id="attachment_2924" align="alignleft" width="300"] Linda Williams and Pam Crakes in their new store, Not So Shabby[/caption]
By Mary Owen
Two Stayton cousins have started a new business venture: Not So Shabby Furniture Consignment and Decorating.
“We have been painting furniture together and selling ...

Stayton High, led by the heroics of defensive back Aidan Hill, pitched a
6-0 shutout against Sweet Home on Sept. 16 while inaugurating the new artificial turf on its football field.
“Getting the win at home on the new turf was awesome,” ...

September 2016 Posted in News, People | Comments Off on Host of experience: Ron Harding named city administrator in Aumsville

[caption id="attachment_2853" align="alignright" width="300"] Myrna and Ron Harding have been married for 31 years. Ron is the new city administrator for Aumsville.[/caption]
By Mary Owen
Aumsville is the “perfect community” for Ron Harding, the city’s new administrator.
“It’s very similar to my hometown ...

September 2016 Posted in News, People | Comments Off on Wearing many hats: David Marshall Sublimity’s first city manager

[caption id="attachment_2857" align="alignright" width="227"] Sublimity City Manager David Marshall[/caption]
By Mary Owen
Sublimity welcomes David Marshall as the city’s first-ever city manager, a job that embraces many roles.
Marshall said his new job will be challenging as he juggles many hats including city ...

August 2016 Posted in People | Comments Off on Pulling it together: Longtime volunteer loves festival’s growth, changes

[caption id="attachment_2831" align="alignright" width="240"] Fran Huffman[/caption]
By Mary Owen
Fran Huffman is the indispensable Aumsville Corn Festival volunteer.
“A family member was involved in the festival and asked if I would like to help out, so my mother and I began doing so, ...

August 2016 Posted in People | Comments Off on Managing emotions: Book gives parents, children new tools

Sharing Peanut’s feelings
Author Jenifer Trivelli
reads from Peanut and
the BIG Feelings
Stayton Public Library
515 N First Ave.
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 11 a.m.
Free
By Mary Owen
A Salem counselor who has worked with youngsters with “big feelings” for about a decade has turned her experiences ...